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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1977
Page
4
A collection of inspirational lines begins with Leviticus fifty year jubilee law calling liberty for all and returning property and family. It includes William Allen White’s remark that liberty requires giving it to others.
President Ford proposes a congressional resolution to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state amid divided local opinion and skepticism among Americans. The island’s governor backs the idea while the outgoing governor opposes it, and the public mood lags behind Alaska and Hawaii.
The article discusses the possible return of mandatory military service under President Carter. It notes the all volunteer force costs high salaries and benefits and diverts funds from weaponry. Sen. John Stennis calls the volunteer system a bothersome matter as a draft option resurfaces.
In Panama City negotiations reopen over the status of the canal. A State Department team led by Ellsworth Bunker arrived December 13 at Panamanian invitation as Carter looks to shape a draft treaty by April. Panamanians demand significant concessions. Americans in the Canal Zone defend current control and note the canal remains vital to world trade.
Governor-elect Jim Hunt plans Lynwood Smith as nonpaid chairman of the Board of Industrial and Economic Development in the Department of Natural and Economic Resources. Smith, a former banker and lawyer, will lead efforts to boost North Carolina industry and jobs as the new administration seeks expanded commerce functions.
The Gordon family established the Lawrence E. Gordon Sr. Memorial Scholarship at North Carolina State University through the Furniture Foundation. Charles O. Gordon presented the annual award to support students in the NCSU furniture manufacturing and management curriculum.
The life of Rep. F Edward Hebert is chronicled in two books funded by public payrolls and compiled by Glenn Conrad Virginia Burguieres and John McMillan. Hebert, longtime advocate for military budgets, retires after 36 years amid praise from the Pentagon and arms industry.
The Carter team led by Harrison Wellford reviews briefing books on regulatory reform and consumer protection. While favoring some deregulation, officials warn quick action is unlikely except where Ford actions force urgency, such as potential CAB changes, with trucking kept under tighter controls.
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